WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS SPORTS AT MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS
08/12/1896
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WESTERN BASEBALL CIRCUIT
ST. LOUIS SPORTS AT MINNEAPOLIS SAWYERS
GAME ID: 1026 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 1896 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Sports (33-60) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 7 2
Minneapolis Sawyers (62-31) 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 10 20 3
Spears Goes on Rampage Against Sports
Joseph Spears was on fire, sparking his club to a win, 10-4, over the Sports. The Minneapolis left fielder was a tough out and went 5-for-5 against St. Louis in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."

Joseph Spears hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off William Hastings in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 7th.

This year, Spears is hitting .374 with 6 home runs and 51 RBIs in 73 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .440 with 24 walks and 62 runs scored.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wainwright 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .315 2 32
W. Hastings P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 7 45
   a-J. Bowers RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 0 3
B. Ashworth LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .383 3 62
J. Coyte SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .232 2 35
F. Newsome CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .334 1 53
W. Jensen C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 2 31
J. Fisher RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326 0 18
   J. Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-E. Dixon PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
W. Stephenson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .272 5 43
H. Morrison 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .170 0 3
Totals 34 4 7 3 2 2 15      
a - J. Bowers substituted for W. Hastings in the 6th
b - E. Dixon pinch hit for J. Shaw in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Coyte (9, 4th Inning off T. Niner, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Morrison (1, 9th Inning off T. Niner, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Ashworth (10, 4th Inning off T. Niner, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Dixon (1, 9th Inning off T. Niner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Hastings , B. Ashworth 3 , J. Coyte 3 , W. Jensen , E. Dixon 3 , H. Morrison 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bowers , J. Coyte , J. Fisher 2 , W. Stephenson
Hit by Pitch: F. Newsome , W. Jensen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ashworth (48) , J. Coyte (22)
CS: T. Wainwright (11) , W. Hastings 2 (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Coyte (40) , F. Newsome (12)
PB: W. Jensen
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rowe CF 5 2 2 0 1 0 4 .347 6 50
J. Pemberton 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 3 31
D. Seward 1B 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 .476 9 79
J. Spears LF 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 .374 6 51
J. Lyttle RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .338 5 85
E. King 3B 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .249 6 40
J. David SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .252 0 38
W. Dunn C 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .327 0 21
T. Niner P 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .193 0 4
Totals 44 10 20 10 1 3 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rowe (23, 1st Inning off W. Hastings, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Spears (13, 1st Inning off W. Hastings, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Seward (22, 1st Inning off W. Hastings, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Seward (10, 2nd Inning off W. Hastings, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Spears (6, 2nd Inning off W. Hastings, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rowe 3 , D. Seward 8 , J. Spears 9 , J. Lyttle , E. King 3 , J. David 2 , T. Niner 2
2-out RBI: J. Lyttle , E. King , J. David , T. Niner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rowe , J. Pemberton , J. Lyttle , E. King , W. Dunn 2
Sac Bunt: J. Pemberton
Hit by Pitch: J. Lyttle
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Seward (24)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Seward (9) , E. King (18) , J. David (35)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Hastings L (9-15) 5.2 15 9 7 0 1 1 89 6.06   
J. Shaw 2.1 5 1 1 1 2 0 65 10.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Hastings 8
Batters Faced: W. Hastings 33, J. Shaw 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Hastings 6-10, J. Shaw 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: W. Hastings 89-67, J. Shaw 65-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shaw 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Shaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Niner W (17-7) 9.0 7 4 3 2 2 0 125 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Niner 59
Batters Faced: T. Niner 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Niner 10-12
Pitches - Strikes: T. Niner 125-79
Hit Batsmen: T. Niner 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joseph Spears
Ballpark: Sawnill Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 4126
Special Notes: Dwight Seward ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5. Joseph Spears ties the WBC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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